Driad's Blog archive

Frogs demise

Well eventually this year we must have had some frog sporn although I never saw it...

A Photo for DavidS

Does anyone remember that about a year ago we had a new patio laid . It was pink...

Soft Fruit under threat again .

Well , I have ordered the nematodes that Loosestrife suggested , plus some for slugs...

Is it the bird seed ? ( Peacocks)

This morning OH called and said that there were large birds on next door's roof . This...

Just what is under this gooseberry bush ?

We went away two weeks ago , and my one and only , much vaunted , gooseberry was...

A cold wind outside

I was tending my seedlings in the greenhouse when I noticed these little yellow balls...

Artic Winds Today

Although it did eventually get bright this afternoon , this wind , that we have had...

Beware of the Gardening pages of the Sunday Papers

Well every time that I read through the Sundays I want everything mentioned and take...

An Advent Wreath , prompted by Melchesedic

A lovely idea , so I have had a go . Firstly , did I have the tools ? Well probably...

A New Patio

OH decided recently that the patio area that we have lived with for 30-odd years...

Anybody noticed these little workers ?

These black bees turn up every year about this time when the Mock castor oil plant...

A Good Year for Apples and Pears

I thought that I would try to pick some more apples this morning , when I got back...